timeless
Soul Stirrers (feat. Sam Cooke, Paul Foster), live, Los Angeles, 1955
“I Have a Friend Above All Others,” “Be With Me Jesus”
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“Nearer My God to Thee”
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random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
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I am alive – I guess –
—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), from 605 (Franklin)
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(Taking a break—back in a while.)
sounds of Mississippi
Black Delta Religion (William Ferris, Mississippi, 1968), trailer
The complete film, which lasts fourteen (riveting) minutes, is available here.
Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris, released last year by Dust-to-Digital, has been nominated for two Grammy Awards (Best Historical Album, Best Liner Notes).
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
unadorned
Jessie Mae Hemphill (1923-2006), “Home Going,” 1960s
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my house’s
only face towel
frozen stiff—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
timeless
Pilgrim Travelers, “Jesus Met the Woman at the Well,” 1949
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Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.
—Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972), “On Prayer” (Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: Essays)
sounds of St. Louis
O’Neal Twins, “Jesus Dropped the Charges,” live
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this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
back to church
“Heavenly Home (Got to Take a Journey),” live, Langrun Branch Baptist Church, York, S.C.
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yesterday, Chicago
back to church
“Good Time in Zion,” live, Center Baptist Church, Gastonia, N.C., 2017
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Chicago
Pastor DeAndre Patterson, “To God Be the Glory,” live (Rev. Clay Evans’ 92nd birthday celebration, Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church), Chicago, 2017
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random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
can’t wait
Amazing Grace (Sydney Pollack, director; filmed, 1972; scheduled theatrical release, 2019), trailer
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It is true that the unknown is the largest need of the intellect, though for it, no one thinks to thank God.
—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), Letter to Cousins Louisa (aka Louise) and Frances Norcross, 1876
timeless
This guy, whom I worked with in the 1970s, co-producing this track and a few others for Alligator Records (Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 1), just turned ninety. One of my sons, now older than I was then, heard him the other night at a Chicago club, where, he said, his guitar playing was “robust.” How wonderful to be ninety years old and robust. How wonderful, too, to be able to share music with a son.
“Breaking up Somebody’s Home” (T. Matthews, A. Jackson), 1978
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Here he is forty years later.
“People Get Ready” (C. Mayfield), “That’s All Right,” Chicago, 2018
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